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Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court acknowledged the dignity and rights of employment of transgender individuals, ordered monetary compensation for a transwoman teacher who had been terminated from her position, and ordered that a model Equal Opportunity Policy be made mandatory in all institutions, going further than the Constitution's promise of equality in private employment
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Virat Hindu Sabha: Is the Delhi Police’s FIR a white wash?
VHP claims all necessary permissions were taken from the police and police personnel were even present at the spot
Did Nand Kishore Gurjar admit to role in North East Delhi riots?
New video of Gurjar speaking at VHP rally in Dilshad Garden shows him speak about bringing people from Loni
“We do not sit at their doorpost”: Sanitation Castes and the Untouchability Within
Thinking false superiority to be true, sanitation castes continue to live in misconceptions.
UP: Dalit Man Dies In Police Custody in Fatehpur, Family Accuses Police of Rs 3 Lakh Extortion
Satendra Kumar is said to be the 503rd person to die in custody since the state’s BJP-led government took charge for a consecutive term in March this year.
Pregnant teenage rape survivor set ablaze by alleged rapist
The accused was the girl’s cousin; his mother and sister abetted the crime
Prohibitory orders in some parts of Kolkata after communal violence on Sunday
The BJP, which is silent on violence in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh during Navratri, claimed that several businesses and properties of Hindus in the area were damaged.
Three homes raised after conflict over Garba Pandal, five more Muslim families served eviction notices: MP
The Mandsaur district administration had allegedly already demolished three Muslim-owned homes, citing lack of 'building permission' as a reason for the demolitions.
BJP MP Parvesh Verma calls for total boycott of a particular community
Though he does not specifically name the community, he was referring to an alleged case of murder where all accused are from the Muslim community
When lilting songs and music spread a particular brand of hate: Hindutva pop
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A burgeoning industry on You-Tube reveals a dangerously heady mix of caste superiority, minority-bashing, and outright threats
Appoint retd HC Judge to probe police flogging, police inquiry inspires no faith: MCC
The Gujarat police itself looking into the shocking incident of public flogging of Muslim minority youth inspires no confidence, says MCC
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